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A “BOOSOME TWOSOME! 

Since we featured kitten 
Bailey Boy, we have 
learned that he and Mr. 
Clarence have become 
besties in their foster 
home! Bailey is only 5months old, and Mr. 
Clarence is about 5 yearsold. They have a greattime zooming around thehouse and exploring! Mr. 
Clarence is very shy, butBailey is working hard togive him more confidence. 

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a loving, fearless, and 
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DON'T FALL BACK 

Twice a year, most of us change our clocks by one hour. It doesn’tsound like much. In fact, when daylight saving time ends in the 
fall, we get an extra hour. So why can that one little hour leave 
us feeling tired at the wrong time, hungry earlier than usual orsuddenly less enthusiastic about taking that evening walk? 

It turns out that changing the clock on the wall is easier thanchanging the clock inside your body. Our bodies operate onsomething called a circadian rhythm, basically an internal 24hour 
clock. It helps regulate when we feel awake, when we getsleepy and even when we feel hungry. Light and darkness are twoof the strongest signals that keep that internal clock on schedule.
When we turn our clocks back, our schedules suddenly moveby an hour, but our bodies don’t necessarily adjust as quickly.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, itcan take about a week for our bodies to adjust to new times forsleeping, eating and activity. 

Michele Silence, M.A. is a 37-year certified fitness 
professional who offers semi-private/virtual fitness 
classes. Contact Michele at michele@kid-fit. One of the biggest changes we notice isn’t really the clock at all. 

com. Visit her Facebook page at: michelesfitness 

It’s the sunlight. Suddenly, it gets dark an hour earlier, which can

Visit her Facebook page at: michelesfitness. 

make a big difference if you normally walk after work, exercise 
outside after dinner or tend to be more active later in the day. 

Researchers now have evidence that this actually changes when people move. A 2026 study published inNature Health examined Fitbit activity data from participants in the National Institutes of Health’s Allof Us Research Program. After the fall time change, people didn’t necessarily become less active overall,
but they changed when they were active. Participants averaged about 202 more steps in the morning andabout 180 fewer steps in the evening. 

Our eating habits may change at this time of year too. One study of more than 300 adults who keptdetailed food diaries found that people consumed more calories in the fall, particularly carbohydrates.
They also ate larger meals and reported feeling hungrier even after those larger meals. 

That doesn’t mean darkness automatically makes us eat more, but there’s another interesting piece tothe puzzle. In a controlled study of our internal body clocks, researchers found that hunger was lowestin the biological morning and peaked in the biological evening. The desire for sweet, salty and starchyfoods increased in the evening as well. 

Put those findings together and fall can present an interesting challenge to staying fit. It becomes easierto skip that evening walk because it’s dark outside at the same time our bodies may be telling us thatsitting on the couch with something to snack on sounds pretty good. 

There’s also a simple reason to plan ahead. Once we change a familiar routine, it can be surprisingly easyfor that change to become permanent. Missing an evening walk for a few days can turn into a few weeks.
Finding a new time to exercise right away can help keep that from happening. 

Knowing that gives us a chance to do something about it. If your normal workout feels harder for a fewdays after the time change, don’t assume you’re getting out of shape. Changes in sleep and our internalclock can affect how energetic we feel. If you’re unusually tired, keep moving but back off a little. Walkinstead of run, use lighter weights or shorten your workout. Maintaining the habit is more important 
than having one perfect workout. 

We can also use the time change to our advantage. We lose an hour of daylight in the evening, but wegain earlier morning light. Morning light is a powerful signal for our internal clock, so try combining itwith a little exercise. Take a 10- or 15-minute walk, walk the dog or simply find a reason to get outsideand move. 

If you’re not a morning exerciser, adjust your routine another way. Take your walk at lunchtime, exerciseright after work, walk indoors or break your activity into shorter periods throughout the day. 

It may also be worth paying more attention to evening eating. If you tend to snack while sitting inside ona dark evening, ask yourself whether you’re actually hungry or whether eating has simply become partof your evening routine. I know for myself, when I see darkness in the early evening, I go for comfortfood whether I’m hungry or not. 

So this year, when you turn back that clock, be prepared. Protect your sleep, get outside during daylightwhen you can, be aware of those evening snack cravings and keep moving. 

Michele Silence, M.A. is a certified fitness professional who offers semi-private/virtual fitness classes.
Contact Michele at michele@kid-fit.com. Visit her Facebook page at: michelesfitness 

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